In this paper, the authors propose a secure data-forwarding scheme, called SATS, for delay-tolerant wireless networks. SATS uses credits (or micropayment) to stimulate the nodes' cooperation in relaying other nodes' messages and to enforce fairness. SATS also makes use of a trust system to assign a trust value for each node. A node's trust value is high when the node actively forwards others' messages. The highly trusted nodes are preferable in data forwarding to avoid the Black-Hole attackers that drop messages intentionally to degrade the message delivery rate.

Provided by: University of Washington School of Public Health & Community MedicineTopic: MobilityDate Added: Nov 2011Format: PDF